Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts

11.11.2010

4 walls

WOW, WHERE TO START-

OKAY, RIGHT BACK TO LATE SEPTEMBER I GUESS. I TOLD YOU ABOUT MY HOUSE, RIGHT?
WELL, ITS STILL GOING OKAY. AND BY OKAY I MEAN CRAMPED, DIRTY, BINBAG-RIDDEN AND POTENTIALLY AVEC PET RAT.

NO, I ADMIT ITS NOT QUITE THAT BAD. CLEANLINESS DOES PROVE AN ISSUE, BUT WHATS A FEW HERE, THERE (AND EVERYWHERE.) WE PLANNED FRESHER'S WEEK TO BE REDEFINED 'DECORATING WEEK' BUT NOTHING REALLY CAME OF IT. THE KITCHEN REMAINS CLUTTERED, THE LOUNGE SPARSE. AS FOR MY ROOM, IT'S GETTING THERE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TIME WHEN I HAVE NOTHING TO DO AT ALL, APART FROM MAKE IT LUSH AND COSY. -oh wait, that will never, ever happen. FAIRY LIGHTS MAKE EVERYTHING SEEM BETTER. (and work to brighten up my grotto of a living quarters.)


 
 

THAT LAST ONE IS JUST FOR JOKES REALLY. PRE-PRE-DRINKS: "DO YOU RECKON WE CAN ALL FIT IN THAT CUPBOARD?" that's right- the cupboard in the living room, designed with shelves to hold mere VCRs and books instead fit 5 fully-sized people. Oh, student life.

9.22.2010

HIDING



BACK TO LEEDS TODAY, AND MOVING IN TO THE NEW HOUSE. 
HOUSE, THAT'S SCARY ISN'T IT? AND FAR TOO REAL.
AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 19 I'M JUST ABOUT CAPABLE OF MANAGING MY CHARACTERS ON THE SIMS, AND MAYBE EVEN JUST OLD ENOUGH TO BUILD PROPER, LIVABLE HOUSES (ONLY WITH THE HELP OF A $100,000,000 LOAN AND A 'PAUSE 'COS I'M BORED' FUNCTION). I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR A REAL HOUSE, AND DEFINITELY NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR A LIFE WITH WORDS LIKE 'CONTENTS INSURANCE' AND 'COUNCIL TAX'. I STRUGGLE TO ORGANISE MYSELF WITH £1 VODKA MIXERS AND 95p TRAIN RIDES, LET ALONE SORTING MYSELF AROUND QUARTERLY RENT INSTALLMENTS. 


THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN WELL, AMAZING REALLY. I'VE BEEN SPOILT SILLY WITH BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS AND LOVELY PASTIMES, AND I AM SO VERY GRATEFUL YOU SHOULD NOTE. THE ONE DISADVANTAGE HOWEVER LIES IN THE DIFFICULTY OF SNAPPING BACK TO REALITY. I'VE LOUNGED ON BEACHES, I'VE HIKED ON TREKS, I'VE DANCED ON BARS, I'VE SWAM WITH TURTLES, I'VE EATEN THE BEST OF THE ORIENT, I'VE JUMPED OFF YACHTS, I'VE WATCHED THE SUNRISE, I'VE LOVED THE SUNSET, I'VE ABSORBED CULTURES, I'VE WANDERED TEMPLES AND NOW, I'M....BUYING CONTENTS INSURANCE APPARENTLY.

DON'T GET ME WRONG I AM EXCITED TO GROW UP. I'M NOT ALL FOR CLINGING TO MY YOUTH OR EVEN CLUTCHING AT MY CHILDHOOD, AND MY FUTURE EXCITES ME I TELL YOU, BUT A HOUSE, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. SOON ENOUGH IT WILL ALL BE MORTGAGES AND TAX DEDUCTIONS AND OTHER ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES...

INSTEAD OF SITTING HERE COMPLAINING WITH ANTICIPATION, I REALLY HAD BETTER STOP HIDING AND GET GOING- MY NON-VIRTUAL, ULTRA-REAL, EXTRA-GROWNUP, BILL-INVADED HOUSE AWAITS.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES- IF I FIND THE TIME BETWEEN THAT AND RINGING THE BLEEDING LANDLORD AS NO, A BROKEN BOILER, WARM FRIDGE AND HALF-BUILT BATHROOM IS NOT OKAY. JEEZ

5.11.2010

boooooo


OKAY, I APOLOGISE- 

FOR MY SEVERE LACK OF POSTS, AND CURRENTLY STAGNANT BLOG.

DON'T BLAME ME, BLAME MY EXAMS. I HATE REVISING, you hear me- i hate it. NOT ONLY IS IT MY LACK OF FOCUS THAT'S FUSTRATING ME, IT'S MY SUDDEN INTEREST IN EVERY-SINGLE-THING-ELSE. never before has the kettle and it's cups of tea seemeD quite so appealing.

but it's that one cup of tea, that turns in to a "what are the others doing break" which consequently results in a lack of productivity and instead, procrastination at it's utmost finest.


OHHH, DULL.
looking forward to 20th- about 3pm. when i'm going to be offically, bored.




I WANT TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE RIGHT NOW.